5 surprising moments from NXT TakeOver: Portland

#1 Johnny Gargano cost Tommaso Ciampa the NXT Championship

Adam Cole still has his title

The never-ending feud between Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa is back! Adam Cole versus Ciampa was an outstanding main event for NXT TakeOver: Portland, and it is impressive to see The Blackheart getting over as a face. The Portland fans truly were behind the idea of him getting back the NXT Title he never lost.

The match started slow but the last ten minutes were quite impressive. Ciampa and Cole did a lot of high-risk moves that could have gone wrong with less gifted performers, and not many performers in the WWE could produce a thirty-minute plus performance like this, but they certainly did on Sunday night.

It looked like Ciampa would overcome the odds of fighting through all members of Undisputed Era and winning back the title after having to give it up over a year ago. However, Johnny Gargano showed up.

Seeing Johnny cost Ciampa the NXT Championship was pretty shocking. Sure these two have feuded before, but Johnny Wrestling has never been the heel in their feud. Why turn on The Blackheart now? Why do it before Tommaso won the title?

It is hard to answer these questions, but it provided another shocking moment in the best NXT feud of all time. Who else is ready for another match between these two at NXT TakeOver: Tampa?